Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

A 45-year-old teacher, Musa Wada, has been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command over the gruesome murder of his 14-year-old Almajiri student, Bashir Adamu. According to the state Police Command, the suspect allegedly beheaded the teenager and mutilated his genitals in a bid to mislead the public into believing the killing was a ritual attack. Police spokesperson, SP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday, said detectives apprehended Wada following a tip-off. Shiisu noted that during interrogation, the suspect admitted that Bashir Adamu died while being punished for absenteeism from school. In an attempt to…

The Trump administration is considering issuing travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters. The memo lists a total of 41 countries divided into three separate groups. The first group of 10 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Cuba and North Korea, among others, would be set for a full visa suspension. In the second group, five countries – Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar and South Sudan – would face partial suspensions that would affect tourist and student visas as well…

Officials of the Chinese government are planning to limit social media and screen time for youths, citing concerns about harmful online content. While some youth in China admit to spending an excessive amount of time on the internet, many are skeptical about new government proposals aimed at regulating the time young Chinese spend online and on social media sites. In conversations at China’s annual political meetings that wrapped up in Beijing this week, retired international basketball star Yao Ming, called for some limits on internet access for young people in China. Yao was advocating for a plan that would mandate…

A 24-year-old student of Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi, Mr. Abel Agaba, has reportedly drowned while swimming in River Benue. A source close to the family, said the 200-level Chemistry student, had gone missing on Thursday night after heading to the river to cool off due to intense heat. However, after he was not heard off afterwards, a search party recovered his remains on Friday morning. A family friend, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed that Agaba, who lived with relatives around Awe Street in the Wurukum area of Makurdi, had earlier watched a football match at a local…

Airstrikes from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have killed over 20 bandits, and destroyed notorious criminal hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hillforest, Ruwan Godiya Ward, the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to the NAF, the operation, carried out by the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma in the early hours of Thursday, targeted the fortified camps of two notorious bandit kingpins, Gero (Alhaji) and Alhaji Riga. The Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Group Captain Kabiru Ali, in a statement on Friday night, said the airstrikes successfully neutralised over 20 bandits, with additional casualties…

The office of the president of South Africa Saturday said the decision of the United States to expel its (South Africa’s) ambassador was “regrettable”, and urged “diplomatic decorum” between the two nations. On Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool was no longer welcome in the United States because he was “a race-baiting politician” who hates US President Donald Trump. The Presidency said in a statement, “The Presidency has noted the regrettable expulsion of South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Mr. Ebrahim Rasool. “The Presidency urges all relevant and impacted stakeholders to maintain…

Hamas said Friday it would be releasing Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage held in Gaza. The 21-year-old New Jersey native will be the only living hostage in the next release, which will include the bodies of four dual nationals who died in captivity, the terror group said, as negotiations forged ahead on the second phase of a cease-fire deal with Israel. Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American, will be released along with the bodies of four other hostages. It wasn’t immediately clear when the transfer would take place, or which parties participated in negotiating the deal. Hamas didn’t release…

Electric vehicle maker Tesla is warning that the Trump administration’s trade policies could be detrimental to U.S.-based EV companies. In an unsigned March 11 letter to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the company — owned by billionaire Elon Musk, who is currently a special adviser to President Trump — encouraged the administration to consider how its trade policy could “harm” domestic automakers like Tesla. “As a U.S. manufacturer and exporter, Tesla encourages USTR to consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices,” Tesla wrote. The company raises concerns over retaliatory…

Police in Japan said Friday that they had arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a YouTuber while she was livestreaming on a downtown Tokyo street. Tokyo metropolitan police said they had arrested Kenji Takano, 42, on the spot on suspicion of attempted murder Tuesday. He has since been sent to the prosecutors but has not been charged yet. The victim, Airi Sato, 22, was rushed to a hospital with critical injuries after the attacker stabbed her repeatedly in her upper body, police said, and was later pronounced dead. Witnesses and livestream viewers said that they heard her screaming…

More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes that his officials say exclude white and Asian American students. The Education Department announced the new investigations Friday, one month after issuing a memo warning America’s schools and colleges that they could lose federal money over “race-based preferences” in admissions, scholarships or any aspect of student life. “Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement. “We will…